Category Archives: AFS

Spiny Dogfish Quotas Go Up for 2012

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Chuck

Just a quick dogfish fishery news post for your Friday afternoon.  NMFS has released the spiny dogfish quota for the 2012 fishing season, and as expected the quota has gone up.  This year (starting May 1st) the dogfish quota will … Continue reading →

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The Tidewater Recap

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Chuck

Last weekend I attended the 26th Annual Meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, better known as AFS Tidewater or just plain Tidewater.  To recap, this conference encompasses fisheries academics, students, and managers from the so-called “tidewater … Continue reading →

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Tidewater Time

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Chuck

From tonight to Saturday afternoon I’ll be in beautiful sunny Beaufort, North Carolina for the 26th Annual Meeting of the AFS Tidewater Chapter.  This is one of my favorite conferences every year and has the distinction of being my first … Continue reading →

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Dogfish on Tour: Upcoming Travel Plans

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Chuck

Hope everyone’s holiday break is going well.  There are a couple sciencey-type events coming up that I’m planning on attending in the new year.  Both have the added benefit of taking place in North Carolina, which simplifies travel plans nicely.  … Continue reading →

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AFS 2011 – Big Ol’ Recap

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Chuck

I’ve spent the last week at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, where nearly 4,000 fish nerds from the worlds of academia, management, and even art descended on Seattle for four days of talks, socials, interesting conversation … Continue reading →

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AFS 2011!

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Chuck

I’m in (uncharacteristically) beautiful sunny Seattle for the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society.  This conference is absolutely massive, with nearly 4,000 fish researchers and enthusiasts in attendance.  Due to a somewhat less ideal internet situation than I … Continue reading →

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Get Psyched for Tidewater ’12

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Chuck

Hope you’ve all enjoyed my brief time off as much as I have.  While I don’t necessarily consider blogging to be work, the two tend to coincide more often than blogging and vacation.  So in that spirit, let’s get back … Continue reading →

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Dogfish on Tour: Minneapolis then Seattle

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Chuck

A little advance notice on a couple public appearances I’ll be making in the near future.  Of course all the shark/fish/reptile nerds know about the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, where I’ll be giving a talk … Continue reading →

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Tidewater ’11 Recap

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Chuck

After a brief blogcation due to lots of travel around Spring Break (woooo!), I’m back in action.  While I was gone I attended the 25th anniversary meeting of the AFS Tidewater Chapter, which includes the AFS subunits from North Carolina, … Continue reading →

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Spring Break Baby!

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Chuck

Apologies for the slow posting here this week.  I’ve just gotten back from visiting The Hot Girlfriend in Jersey, now I’m prepping my badass presentation for the AFS Tidewater Conference, where I’ll be for the rest of the week.  Regular … Continue reading →

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